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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce) The Majlis Vol 24 No 12, p.4

A man divorced his wife without having consummated the marriage.

Question

A man divorced his wife without having consummated the marriage. Does she have to observe Iddat?

Answer

If a man divorces his wife after having been in privacy with her, i.e. alone where it was possible to have sexual relations, then when he divorces her, she has to observe the Iddat even if conjugal relations did not take place.

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Appears under EVICTING A MOTHER! (approximate).

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